Uncovered: Who Is The Christ? (Luke 3:15-17, 21, 22)

1st Sunday after Epiphany, January 9, 2022

Epiphany Series: Uncovered

First Sunday after Epiphany

Anointing Uncovered: What the eye sees differs from what God decrees.

First Reading: 1 Samuel 16:1-13. To the eyes of the average Israelite, the young boy David was not the best choice to be king, yet he was God’s choice: a man after God’s heart.

Psalm of the Day, Psalm 2: David describes the futile resistance of the world rulers to the kingdom of the Messiah.

Second Reading: Titus 3:4-7. Baptism is a second birth that bestows salvation and the Spirit.

Gospel Reading and Sermon Text. Luke 3:15-17, 21, 22.

God uncovers to us who the Christ is, the one anointed to save sinners from their sins. That person is Jesus alone as God decreed from long ago and publicly declared his baptism with his Triune presence.

There need be no question about who to look to for our Savior, for it is Jesus alone who is our Promised Savior.

Who is the Christ? It is Jesus my Savior.

Amen

Pastor Tim Patoka